The Wheelwright Shop

18/02/2026

Change of name update! Please now follow us on ‘The Wheelwright Hub Ltd’!

https://www.facebook.com/TheWheelwrightHub

https://www.instagram.com/the_wheelwright_hub/

06/11/2024

08/08/2024

Exciting times ahead as we embark on a journey of growth and innovation in the art of Wheelwrighting. For exclusive updates and behind-the-scenes peeks, roll with us and follow our new Facebook and/or Instagram page, dedicated to our latest developments in preserving heritage through craftsmanship and the sharing of knowledge!

https://www.facebook.com/TheWheelwrightHub

https://www.instagram.com/the_wheelwright_hub/

09/07/2022

So excited to see Tram #17, that we conserved a few years back, finally running on the tracks! 👌 Congratulations Wellington Tramway Museum! 👏 🥰 https://fb.watch/e8BgiOvkPm/

07/02/2022

Fun & games in the workshop yard! 😜

26/10/2021

MORE GREAT NEWS FROM THE WELLINGTON TRAMWAY MUSEUM.
The Council of Tramway Museums Of Australasia (COTMA) has awarded the 2021 Bill Kingsley Award to the Wellington Tramway Museum "FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE RESTORATION TO RUNNING ORDER OF WELLINGTON TRAMCAR 17".
Well done to everyone who has been part of this project.
Awesome news for all the blood sweat & tears that went into this job! 👌😍

20/08/2021

Thoroughly enjoyed working with Brett Graham constructing his 'Pataka'.
Congratulations Brett.

This is "Brett Graham, 2021 Arts Foundation Laureate receiving the My Art Visual Art Award" by The Arts Foundation on Vimeo, the home for high quality…

27/11/2019

Next step for Tram #17 with it's new under carriage up and running!

25/09/2019

25 years of 'THE WHEELWRIGHT SHOP'

It all started in September 1994 with Ali and I living in a house truck with a new baby which we parked behind a shed that we rented for $50 a week.

Today we are the 'go to place' for a vast range of customers' from the film industry to Museums nationally.

www.wheelwrightshop.co.nz

15/04/2019

Awesome day at the Coach House Museum demonstrating the art of tyreing a wooden wheel! Great attentive crowd watching & asking questions! 🤗👍